Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
INSTANT DEATH
A Train aans Hnto n Gang OF Work.
naen VITA FeaFfai Re~uits.

A Train Runs Ento a Gang OF work
men VITA Fearfai Fse~uits.
NEW YoRE. July 2l.-The Chicago en-
press on the Erie road ran into gang Of
Italians about ! this morning and killed
twelve or Eileen Of them. The accident oe-
CURED between Allendale and H0hOkus
A gang Of Italian labOrers were at work
hall&Siing on the railroad 8 little distance
from sharp curve about thrss-ionrths OF 3
mile above HOhokuS Alta quarter past 7
the Chicago express, which WAS an hour
late, rushed around the curve before the
men had the slightest warning, and dashed
through them, killing twelve or fifteen and
wounding many others The shrieks Of
the victims were heartrending. and when
the train slowed up, the track presented a
siekening sight, being covered with
mangied bodies, and the rails being spat-
tered with blood and broken limbs. Some
bodies were uangled beyond all
description, and crushed out OF all sem
blance Of humanity. To most Of the vic
TINS death must have core instantane-
ously. The question Of who is to blame is
YET 10 be settled, but it IS claimed
that it is the duty Of the fore
man OF the gang Of laborers TO watch
for approaching trains At all dangerous
cures, and that he must have neglected
to give the warning signal
A., - = III - Ts--sfN. a..15lnsF
says that about 100 Italians were at work
on the rOad bed when the train came along
and the Italians stepped on to the other
track 10 allow it to go by, bat just thea
the Chicago express Numbered down on
them at the rate Of fifty miles an hour. So
fierce Was the shock that although the
engine struck nothing but human beings,
the powerful eOwcatchsr was torn, twisted,
and broken into pieces
H0HoEUs, n. j., July 2l.-At 7:4S
O'Clock this morning > horrible accident oc-
Cured on the Erie railroad at point about
one-third Of mile above Hohokus, result
ing in killing eleven men aud seriously in
juring Others. A gang Of forty-two Ital-
ian laborers were at work ballasting the
track, when they noticed milk train CON-
ing up the road from HohokuS They imme-
diately stepped over onto the down track,
but in their harry failed to notice the Chi
eago express bearing down upon them. Be
fore any one knew exactly what was hap
pening, the express had plunged
into their midst, knocking the I'M
fortnnates right and LEFT, killing
ten Of their number outright and wounding
six Others, one 20 badly that he died be-
fore he reached Paterson, whittier the
wounded were carried as soon as aecommo-
datiOns could be secured to convey them.
The express was unable TO come to \ stop
until it reached HOhokus station, where ID
was found that the eoweateher and step OF
the engine was broken, but no other dam
age was done. Investigation shows that
the train hands were entirely blameless.
Most of the unfOEtunates were hurled
down the embankmens Of the down
track, while some were lying around
between the rails horribly mutiliated.
Some eensure the foreman and assistant for
not watching and notifying the laborers,
but they claim that the suddenness Of the
arrival Of the TRAN put all precaution at
naught, as there was no time tn warn the
men and the voice could not have been
heard above the noise created by the milk
train; moreover the Chicago express was
not on time. The men were probably 40
much to blame as anybody. They are
stupid at all times, and have to be pulled
out Of the way Of approaching trains. All
the dead men were married.